Written answers
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
246. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce grants for rainwater harvesting systems in sports centres given that such a scheme would allow centres... - Housing Policy
247. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the referendum on the right to housing will be held in accordance with the programme for Government; and if he will make... - Local Authority Housing
248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when an estate (details supplied) will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7852/21] - Vacant Properties
249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the vacant homes strategy; the number of vacant homes that have been registered since the start of the... - Building Regulations
251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address matters (details supplied) in relation to building regulations; and if he will make a statement on the... - Local Authority Boundaries
252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for the establishment of a new unified Galway authority; the process and timeline for this merger; and if he will... - Covid-19 Pandemic
253. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which persons who have engaged the services of a building contractor to build a house which has not yet been... - Social and Affordable Housing
254. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the 390 cost rental units announced on 8 February 2021; the location of the units; the typologies of the units;... - Housing Provision
255. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for the completion of the various phases of the development with respect to the Land Development Agency and... - Local Authority Housing
256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of the council housing list for County Kilkenny by town or village area, by one, two or three bedroom... - Hen Harriers
258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the hen harrier threat response plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7986/21] - Departmental Reports
259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the cost of a report (details supplied); if a detailed breakdown of all the specific costs incurred will be provided; and if... - Water Services
260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if funding allocated under the developer-provided infrastructure scheme has been returned unspent to his Department due to the... - Local Authority Members
261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the availability of childcare services for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Defective Building Materials
262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress of the working group on latent defects in apartment buildings set up in 2020; the interim findings of the group;... - Land Development Agency
265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the housing tenure mix for a Land Development Agency development (details supplied); the breakdown of private and affordable... - Planning Issues
267. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current zoning regulations and restrictions on tiny homes; if he has considered easing restrictions on the minimum... - Home Loan Scheme
268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will further extend the approval period for a Rebuilding Ireland home loan in view of difficulties buying properties due... - Regeneration Projects
269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the projects funded by the social intervention fund in County Limerick in each of the years 2008 to 2020; the amount of... - Departmental Surveys
270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the survey of the pearl mussel which is found in the Munster Blackwater. [8124/21] - Capital Assistance Scheme
271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to amend the capital assistance scheme funding to facilitate approved housing bodies to apply for funding for... - Housing Agency
272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of annual regulatory returns submitted to the regulation office at the Housing Agency for 2020; if significant... - Thatching Grants
273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports available for householders that live in thatched homes; if his attention has been drawn to the additional cost of... - Homelessness Strategy
274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to fund further and more extensive research on the issue of LGBTI+ homelessness further to the publication of... - Planning Issues
275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to review the costs of lodging observations to planning applications to local authorities and An Bord... - Wastewater Treatment
276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for the provision of wastewater infrastructure in unsewered towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on... - Famine Artefacts
277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a possible famine site (details supplied); if he will authorise a site investigation; and... - Local Authority Housing
278. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it will be ensured that the 2020 funding process is factored into an increased allocation in 2021 for the disabled person... - Tenant Purchase Scheme
279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the €15,000 reckonable income condition for the tenant purchase scheme (details supplied); and if... - Social and Affordable Housing
280. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the salary expectations for persons to be able to access the affordable housing scheme which he plans to roll out in summer... - Foreshore Licences
281. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of all applications that have been made under the current foreshore licence including survey and exploration... - Defective Building Materials
284. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he envisages changes to the upper limits of the mica scheme for counties Donegal and Mayo; and if he will make a statement... - Built Heritage Investment Scheme
286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the next round of the built heritage investment scheme and historic structures fund is due to reopen; if the overall... - Land Development Agency
287. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a copy of all minutes of meetings of the board of the Land Development Agency since January 2020. [8451/21] - Local Authority Housing
289. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the guidelines that local authorities must follow when contacted by a person who has had to leave their local authority home... - Teagasc na Gaeilge
291. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government cé na comhairlí condae agus cathrach atá ag cur ranganna Gaeilge ar fáil dá bhfoireann agus cé... - Social and Affordable Housing
292. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable homes that have been built in County Cavan in each of the past five years; the number planned for... - Home Loan Scheme
296. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applicants for Rebuilding Ireland home loans from County Cavan; the who that have been successful; the number... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
298. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to each local authority under the Covid-19 support scheme for local authorities; the deficit... - Vacant Properties
299. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has invited Cavan County Council to make an application for the vacant properties voids programme; if such an... - Commercial Rates
301. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of businesses in the Cavan County Council area that have had their commercial rates waived; the number that have... - Ministerial Meetings
303. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he last met the chief executive of each local authority; and the dates of the meetings. [8600/21] - Commercial Rates
304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the criteria businesses must meet to be eligible for a commercial rates waiver; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Social and Affordable Housing
307. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applicants on the RAS and HAP housing lists respectively in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the... - Wastewater Treatment
309. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when ministerial consent will be granted for the Arklow wastewater treatment plant to go ahead given that consent was sought... - Register of Electors
310. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will establish a single electoral commission to oversee the compilation and maintenance of the electoral register; if... - Social and Affordable Housing
311. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that county councils are disregarding general practitioners letters relating to... - Approved Housing Bodies
312. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will meet virtually with residents of a location (details supplied) to discuss their concerns in relation to corporate... - Departmental Projects
313. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to appoint members to the working group arising from the peat moss in the horticultural industry review; and if... - Housing Assistance Payment
314. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the necessary review of HAP rates will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8830/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
315. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if special interpersonal or other relevant training has been given to staff and ancillary agency staff dealing with the public... - Departmental Contracts
316. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the contracts for public relations advice and consultancy entered into by his Department over the cost of €10,000 since... - Ministerial Communications
317. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there has been any contact with his counterpart in the United States. [8915/21] - Housing Assistance Payment
318. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason Galway City Council only has the discretion to exceed the maximum rent limit for HAP by 20% despite the challenge... - Local Authority Housing
319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 21 January 2021, if a copy of circular 38/2020 will be provided. [8955/21] - Waterways Ireland
320. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures that will be implemented to progress the proposal to extend the Shannon navigation from Lough Allen, County... - Social and Affordable Housing
321. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the income thresholds for inclusion on the social housing list per local authority; the breakdown of each local authority that... - Housing Provision
322. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he received a request from Dublin City Council to meet with councillors of the south east area committee in respect of a... - Wildlife Protection
323. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8996/21]
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